Karaoke 5 vs Karaoke Mugen
Karaoke 5
karaoke5.comKaraoke Mugen
mugen.karaokes.moeSide by side
| Figure | Karaoke 5 | Karaoke Mugen |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.08/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 18 | 1 |
| Spec score · Karaoke Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Security and privacy | The EULA says personal information provided for licensing is used for that purpose and related purposes, by automated or manual means, for as long as needed under applicable regulations. | Usage statistics can be sent to Karaoke Mugen Server only if the user gives consent. |
| Support | The maker offers email and WhatsApp contact and lists weekday commercial phone hours in Italian time. | The project directs users to its forum, Discord server, email address, and issue trackers for questions and bug reports. |
Plans
Karaoke 5
- Karaoke5 FreewareFree
- Lite FreewareFree
- 1 Year HOME Upgrade Service€25 a year
- HOME upgrade service€25 a year
- Immediate Technical Assistance€30, paid once
- Annual Subscription HOME€35 a year
- Annual Subscription HOME for 1 PC€35 a year
- HOME one-time license€55, paid once
- 1 Year PRO Upgrade Service€65 a year
- PRO upgrade service€65 a year
In their own words
Karaoke 5
Karaoke 5 is a karaoke player, lyrics synchronizer, and tool for singers, DJs, and karaoke hosts. It supports K5, MIDI, KAR, KFN, MP3, WMA, CD+G, and video formats such as MP4 and FLV. Dual-screen mode sends lyrics to a second monitor or TV while the operator runs the program on a computer. Guests can use smartphones to request songs, message, vote, and chat. Its voice assistant searches a user's database, a P2P network, and YouTube, with support for eight languages. YouTube tools include search, previews, and downloading tracks into a database or playlist. A real-time vocal remover can make a karaoke backing track from an original song, and a music quiz generates questions from the user's library with multiplayer and multiple game modes. The free player and manager costs nothing but excludes synchronization, YouTube downloads, mobile management, and the quiz. Annual subscriptions start at €35 a year for HOME on one PC; PRO annual subscriptions cost €75 a year for three PCs. One-time licenses are also listed.
Karaoke Mugen
Karaoke Mugen is a free, open-source playlist manager for karaoke parties, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Operators can add, remove, reorder, shuffle, import, and export songs, while guests can suggest tracks from their own devices. Operators can enable voting, set song or singing-time quotas, and filter songs with blacklists and whitelists; sessions can also use automixes and quiz mode. The player includes playback controls, automatic volume adjustment, pitch and speed changes, and a synchronized second video player. It accepts video formats supported by mpv, uses ASS subtitles, and can import formats including Ultrastar, Karafun, and KBP. Once installed, configured, and up to date, it can run without an internet connection, but guests need the same Wi-Fi network. The software is published under the MIT license and provides a WebSockets API for additional interfaces or clients. Linux binaries require GLIBC 2.31 or higher; the Windows portable version must be updated by replacing files from a new ZIP archive.